Kashmiri Pandits Stage Protest Demonstration Against Washington Post Alleging 'One-sided Coverage'

A group of Kashmiri Pandits staged a demonstration in front of The Washington Post office here on Saturday, protesting against “one-sided coverage” of the recent developments in Jammu and Kashmir.

The newspaper has defended its coverage in Kashmir as “fair, accurate and comprehensive”. The demonstration was organized by the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora.

The protesters alleged that the prominent US daily has been giving “one-sided and biased coverage” after the Indian government withdrew Jammu and Kashmir’s special status under Article 370 of the Constitution and divided the state into two Union Territories last month.

“Your coverage has not addressed the dejure lawlessness that existed in the State of J&K due to Article 370 accompanied by Article 35A which supposedly granted special status to the State,” the Global Kashmiri Pandit Diaspora said in a memorandum submitted to the Washington Post.